The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-19
nExxr esoReRs CHANCES UP TOWN.
Aad the Peiitieei. Mistery OF the Ninth
''A 100. Senate District.

It IL about as certain ns anything well can
DO that Horny George will. as FIRST intimated In
TEE Sun, DO the Labor candidate for Senator
in the Ninth Senate district this year. It had
been the intention OF the Labor leaders to
acquiesce In his idea Of making him the candi-
date In the district now represented by Col. M.
@. Murphy, Mr.. George being aotuatod by the
chivalrous idea that II he went to Albany at all
1t should be as the successful opponent OF the
ablest and most popular Democrat In the dele
CATION Of the upper House.
But whom he conceived this idea Mr.. Georges
attention had not boon drawn to the fact that
the district which Mr.. Murphy represents In
cludcs. besides tho eight lower wards Of New
York. tho whole Of Staten Island. As the Labor
people have no organization and no following
to speak Of down the bay, the attempt to carry
tho district would indeed be hopeless Better
and moro promising ground was found by the
Labor leaders in what Is now Senator Cullen's
district, which fringes the East River and runs
from Fourteenth to Eighty sixth street east Of
tho Third avenue. This district, which has
very interesting political history. has been the
scene Of some OF the most exciting and event.
full contests. beginning as far back as 1869.
when Florence Scanned was literally shot into
the offlce OF Alderman OF what Is to-day the
Sixteenth district
It was in 1859 that Richard Croker was elect
ed Alderman from tho Eighteenth district. and
no has ever since held an influential personal
following thcre. One Of his colleagues, Jacob
M. Long, an Alderman at that time. is Alder
man Of the same district now. The Ninth Sem
ate district as now constituted. has always
been the residence Of recognized political lead
ers. Prior to the upheaval Of 1871. Richard B.
Connolly lived here. His successor in reformed
Tammany Hall, tho late John Kelly. was the
leader in the Eighteenth Assembly district till
his death. He lived most Of the time on the
corner OF Lexington avenue and Thirty-eighth
street Since Mr.. Kelly's death Commits
sioner Croker has been the Tammany chief
OF tho Eighteenth. For ten years after
1870. the Anti-Tammany leader was James
O'Drien, who resided in Thirty-fourth street
between Third avenue and Lexington also In
the Eighteenth. When the County Democracy
was founded in 1880 its commander was the
late Hubert o. Thompson. who hailed from the
Eighteenth Assembly district and resided al
most around the corner from O'Brien In Lex
ington avenue. The present head Of the
County Democracy. Judge Maurice ]. Power.
has always lived within the boundaries Of the
Ninth Senate district. and now resides in Nine
teepth street near tho Second avenue. Chester
A. Arthur lived In Lexington avenue within
district. 30 that in every trial OF political
strength and of party management this district
was, to great extent: the battle ground. How
q theorist like Henry George will do here, may
be seen later.
1t is interesting to trace the course OF the
voters In this district even In recent ttmes.
The scanned contest Of 1869 was tho first overt
protest within Tammnny Hall against Ring
SIsonpnipt mant ~ aoma noiitician Int came
the 6Brien revolt against the Ring began. and
e 81 sS Il shas Year Tden who
ss SnG
candidate for the Assembly in the Eighteenth
district, and vas chosen irom there: thSugh ne
sSst tim enc as tho same senate
Indeed the Eighth Senate enjoys the distino-
ton solitary en- rsaSsoce IN the
candidate elected from New York city BY the
peoples votes to be President OF the United
made his memorable and brilliant canvass for
Ssss y s and Ike Ro PS%sn
Mas asor. Ris bsmooratiS opponent. Abraham K
sax sa9fR 2% g. io
Z sS shSS % RHE qEs9 III a 1ss
Hewitt and James O'Bren. one Of the most
bitter and exciting known even In that tur-
II was attended by bloodshed. the McKenna
n The
s af q i've Years before. In great measure
f se
for the first ttrae In Congress- his career OF pub.
c the eng q wn,cd p pgsnnps nG
Ff Sss s eli local
1877 another bitter apd acrimonious Senator
ssns che and john
Morrlssey. Ant. Tammany.. endorsed BY the
poca eonsess has ssdom besn
In New York. But despite the odds against
him MNrrisssy won. carrying every one OF the
sna spirited asht Tho9as Murphy. Grants
unsSe9 for @
4 was in 1878 that Orlando z. Potter received
the Tammany nomination Tor Congress. and
SSss 81 prasent NTH
y raS Sse aa ns nss q
S.Bsisn * %sisIity q AZ in Sete q nearly
Where S Croker and q Brien the Iatter helped By
the Repuhlieans) were the leaders,. went for
9Rrisn bX ssa IN 2 vote q 800 The. The aTwen-
Rally e. his msjSrity which I6 footed sd w 23s
district which had been altered Into its present
shape by cutting on tho Fifteenth and tho
Eleventh districts and adding on 2 larger por-
ton OF the Nineteenth ward. This was MIR.
Fellows's first and only appearance before the
7,7lI votes against 12.447 for his competitor.
Bixby. In 1850 Mr., Hewitt, was chosen Con-
iissi the redopbtabis SPINDLE was pitted BY
gerald. now Assistant, District Attorney.
Richard Croker managed the Tampany can
The result Of a hard fought battle was ma
jority In favor OF Fitzgerald Of 2.2l1. IN 1882
no contest OF note occurred. but in 1888 Mr..
the Eightoenth, asainst Robert Hall, and the
efforts Of all the politicians in the district were
strained to the nttermost. The tension ter
minated in the Keenan, shooting. Mr.: Croker
succeeded by 299 yo es In a total OF 1000. TITS
nm odd fact In political history that this cleo
ton was for the since notorious Board Of 1884.
But MT. Croker, though elected to It, resigned
the opportunity Of recording his vote on the